Guest: Phillip Harrall AFC, MPhil, FRAeS

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 23rd of February 2025

Published: 15th of June 2025

Duration: 41 minute, 36 seconds

In this episode we hear an edited down presentation given at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Wigram by Phillip Harrall, a former Royal Navy Observer. Phillip was born in New Zealand but [...]

Guest: Bob McGarry

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 23rd of February 2025

Published: 8th of June 2025

Duration:  58 minutes, 19 seconds

In this episode we hear a presentation given at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Wigram by licensed aeronautical engineer Bob McGarry. He talks about his career in aviation, which included the RNZAF, and working with [...]

Guest: Anthony Galbraith and Stephen Carruthers

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 23rd of February 2025

Published: 23rd of May 2025

Duration: 48 minutes, 34 seconds

In this episode recorded at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, during the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet held there on the 23rd of February 2025, we hear from Anthony Galbraith and Stephen Carruthers [...]

Guest: Chris Newey

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 2nd of March 2025

Published: 19th of May 2025

Duration:  47 minutes, 23 seconds

In this episode we hear a presentation given by Chris Newey, who talks about his latest book The First Flight – The Origins of the New Zealand Bomber Squadron.

The book covers the New Zealand Government’s purchase [...]

Guest: Rob Booth

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 2nd of March 2025

Published: 13th of May 2025

Duration: 30 minutes, 18 seconds

In this episode we hear a presentation given at the Wings Over New Zealand 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at NZ Warbirds Inc., Ardmore, by Rob Booth, a former Warbirds pilot and owner. He is talking about the Hawker [...]

Guest: Andrew Brian of the Helicopter Heritage Museum

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 23rd of February 2025

Published: 4th of May 2025

Duration: 32 minutes, 24 seconds

In this episode we hear from Andrew Brian of the Helicopter Heritage Museum. This is a talk given by Andrew during the Wings Over New Zealand 20th Anniversary Forum Meet held at the [...]

Guest: Mark O’Sullivan

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 17th of April 2025

Published: 26th of April 2025

Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode Dave Homewood sits down with warbirds pilot Mark O’Sullivan at Omaka to talk about his aviation passion. Mark was born and bred in Blenheim, and he learned to fly [...]

Guest: Steve Subritzky

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 2nd of March 2025

Published: 11th of April 2025

Duration: 44 minutes, 35 seconds

In this episode we hear a presentation given by Steve Subritzky and Dave Homewood about the world’s last existing Vickers Vincent biplane bomber. Steve, who is the Aviation Manager at the Museum of Transport [...]

Guest: Kenn Cox, former RNZAF jet fighter pilot

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 23rd of February 2025

Published: 3rd of April 2025

Duration: 44 minutes, 40 seconds

In this episode we hear from Kenn Cox, the second speaker from the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum meet at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch.

Kenn was a young [...]

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 2nd of March 2025

Published: 28th of March 2025

Duration: 40 minutes, 42 seconds

In this episode NZ Warbirds president Frank Parker is heard talking about flying the various WWII fighters he’s flown during his career. Frank was the first speaker at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Ardmore on the 2nd of [...]